Education News en-us http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/ Education News Seattle Free School offers variety of lessons at no cost http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3181/Seattle_Free_School_offers_variety_of_lessons_at_no_cost.html Seattle Free School focuses on community education by enlisting volunteers to teach others about their passions — at no charge — at public meeting places around the city. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:28 EDT 1 Quake Teacher Detained http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3182/Quake_Teacher_Detained.html Chinese police detain a teacher who openly criticized the construction of schools that collapsed in the Sichuan earthquake. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 Career Academies http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3183/Career_Academies.html Long-Term Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes, Educational Attainment, and Transitions to Adulthood Eight-year findings on Career Academies — a popular high school reform that combines academics with career development opportunities — show that the programs produced sustained employment and earnings gains, particularly among young men. Career Academy participants were also more likely to Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 Proof is in: Career-oriented education works http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3184/Proof_is_in_Careeroriented_education_works.html New research showing the long-term benefits of career and technical education suggests the Clark County School District is already on the right track. The district has shifted away from traditional high school vocational programs to career and technical education academies, which place an equal emphasis on academics and job training. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 Finally, Las Vegas School Board going live http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3185/Finally_Las_Vegas_School_Board_going_live.html After lengthy delays, the Clark County School Board plans to begin broadcasting its meetings live on the Internet beginning with the start of the academic year in August. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 Scientology is focus of flap over Will Smith's new school http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3186/Scientology_is_focus_of_flap_over_Will_Smith039s_new_school.html By Carla Rivera Some teachers at New Village Academy in Calabasas are church members, and instructional methods developed by the religion's founder will be used. But an official says the religion will not be taught. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 Junior high school admissions to be eased for non-Japanese kids http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3187/Junior_high_school_admissions_to_be_eased_for_nonJapanese_kids.html The education ministry plans to allow foreign children living in Japan to enter junior high school without having to graduate from elementary school to give them more opportunities to participate in the mandatory education system. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 School officials reach out to parents http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3188/School_officials_reach_out_to_parents.html Des Moines school officials want parents and community members to "Get on the Bus with Us" to help students reach their potential. School officials throughout July will get on a school bus to busy locations in the city to hand out information and answer questions about the district. Officials will visit grocery stores, libraries and possibly other sites like the Oakridge Neighborhood to reach pare Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 District's critics, supporters view Dallas ISD audit's outcome differently http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3189/District039s_critics_supporters_view_Dallas_ISD_audit039s_outcome_differently.html The Dallas school district's long-overdue financial audit released this week is eliciting mixed reactions from the district's critics and its supporters. Those who believe in Superintendent Michael Hinojosa see it as relatively good news – no money was found to be stolen, and the report's findings can be used to make the district more efficient. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 'Exceptions' let some schools fall short on tests and still boost state ratings http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3190/039Exceptions039_let_some_schools_fall_short_on_tests_and_still_boost_state_ratings.html Some schools and districts have raised their academic rankings without actually improving student scores on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, the state-mandated test that largely determines those crucial rankings. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT 1 Law School Pays the Price in ' ˜Don' t Ask' Rule Protest http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3191/Law_School_Pays_the_Price_in_Dont_Ask_Rule_Protest.html The Vermont Law School has been denied some federal research money because of its policy barring military recruiters. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:31 EDT 1 Education: Bringing Potential Dropouts Back From the Brink http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3192/Education_Bringing_Potential_Dropouts_Back_From_the_Brink.html To improve their dropout numbers, officials in districts throughout Long Island say they are taking aggressive steps to keep students in the classroom. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:31 EDT 1 English-Learners Still Lag on Reading, Math Progress http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3193/EnglishLearners_Still_Lag_on_Reading_Math_Progress.html States are having a hard time meeting targets under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to the Education Department' s latest report to Congress. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:45 EDT 1 Early-Education Research Viewed as a Policy Tool http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3194/EarlyEducation_Research_Viewed_as_a_Policy_Tool.html Delegations from 14 states are looking for ways to apply the latest findings to pre-K initiatives amid budget pressures. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:45 EDT 1 Elimination of ' ˜Reading First' Funding Advances http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3195/Elimination_of_Reading_First_Funding_Advances.html The full Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2009 spending measure that would eliminate Reading First funding, while providing modest increases for other education programs. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:45 EDT 1 Poll: Math, Yes; Standardized Tests, Maybe http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3196/Poll_Math_Yes_Standardized_Tests_Maybe.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:45 EDT 1 Teacher jailed for sex assaults http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3197/Teacher_jailed_for_sex_assaults.html A retired Marist brother who sexually abused six students in the late 1980s in Canberra has been sentenced to six years' jail. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:49 EDT 1 Area teen studies while deported mother struggles http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3198/Area_teen_studies_while_deported_mother_struggles.html Julie Quiroz, 13, is living with Joe and Jo Ann Kennard as she continues her studies. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:49 EDT 1 'Hard Times' gets high marks for realism http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3199/Hard_Times_gets_high_marks_for_realism.html The kids are what you remember. For all the powerful imagery and revealing real-life conversation in HBO's Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card , the students at the storied ... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:49 EDT 1 NJ Weighs Tax Breaks For Private Schools http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/3200/NJ_Weighs_Tax_Breaks_For_Private_Schools.html As New Jersey struggles to improve its poor, urban schools, the liberal-leaning state is considering a measure generally favored by conservatives -- government-backed scholarships to help pay for children to ... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:49 EDT 1